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k Portia nd/Ohserver ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH Corner ul Nth and Skidmore Sunday School 9 30 it.m. Sunday Worship I I IM) u ni Christian Youth Fellowship 6:IM) p.m. ISecond noil Fourth Sundays) Ignorant or dishonest? by Reverend (Mia Moae, Jr. Reverend Thomas I.. Strayh.inil. Minister Our government, with the moat sophisticated in te lli genre gathering machinery in human history, is either a victim of grows ignorance or blatant dishonesty. If there is a fuel shortage and/or energy crisis, and the government did not know in advance the vital facts and information sufficient to in form, teach and/or lead the nation into wise and sane preparations, then this gov ernment is guilty of colossal ignorance. If the govern ment is this ignorant, then we do not have a fuel crisis, but a "knowledge crisis'. If, on the other hand, our government had ail the vital information and failed to in form us, and failed to plan, then we have a moral crisis. If we have a fuel shortage at home, while continuing to send tens of thousands of barrels of fuel to Vietnam, we have a moral crisis. If we have a fuel crisis or an energy crisis, and our government is planning to protect the rich and the super rich with the poor and the working classes bearing the burdens of other people's greed, then we do not have an energy crisis, but a moral crisis. A high school student from Dayton. Ohio observed the other day that "the poor have always fared an energy crisis." This is the point. Millions have never had ade quate housing, food. heat, light, plumbing, jobs, educa tion, etc. These have always had an energy crisis. Now they are tieing asked to turn down the termostat on a furnace that never did put out adequate heat. They are being asked to turn off the lights in houses that are already poorly lighted. This is immoral! President Nixon has spent years depreciating and de nounring Welfare recipients while his policies tend to increase Welfare rolls by throwing people out of jobs. This is dishonest. The credibility of govern ment is so low that even when the President or his C abin et O fficials te ll the truth, nobody believes them. The W hile House is so un believable that the President has to initiate "operation Candor" that's neither oper ational nor candid. This is tragic! This is a crisis of confidence. The real energy crisis is a lark of honesty in high places and the absence of hope in low places. Archibald Cox. Eliot Richardson and William Rickelshaus are the few per sons who had the will, the skill and integrity to draw a line at the point of principle and obstruction. Our energy crisis is really a moral crisis. W e need a revolution of values, but we lark the energy to get one. We need a new thrust for justice, but we lack the energy to pro vide it. Schools, colleges, universities and churches are responding to a so-called en ergy crisis by tu rn in g down thermostats, but we should be responding to the moral crisis by turning on a prophetic demand for an e q u ita b le d is trib u tio n of goods, services and re sources. We need to turn on a prophetic demand for the protection of workers, and a national health care plan and consumer protection plan. In as much as the oil com panies have led us blind folded into an energy crisis or an energy hoax, we need a more responsive manage ment of our natural resources controlled by needs and ser vices, rather than greed and profits. There might be an energy crisis, but the most serious crisis is a moral crisis. TH E YO U N G ONES Page 5 Edwards heads NCCJ Mary C. Edwards has been Both were prisoners of war for three years. M r Ed named Director of the Ore gon Region of the National wards was captured on Cor Conference of Christians and regidor and imprisoned in a military camp, while Mrs. Jews, Inc. Edwards was held as a Mrs. Edwards officially as sumed her duties as Regional civilian prisoner of war in Director January 1. 1974. Santa Tomas. Mrs. Edwards has three She comes to Oregon from Mrs. Roland San Antonio, Texas, where children she served as the South Elam of Winrock Farms, Mrs. Robert Sweeney, and T exas Regional D ire c to r. Within sixteen months, Mrs. Wesley Edwards of Fayette Edwards more than doubled ville, Arkansas. The NCCJ provides a the income enabling that means for men, women and region to open NCCJ (.hap ter Offices in Corpus Christi youth of different ethnic and and Austin. NCCJ programs religious backgrounds to are now implemented under work together on common the direction of two new civic concerns in the areas of professional staff members. education, housing, the status Prior to her transfer to of women, equal opportunity Texas. Mrs. Edwards was in employment, community relations and the administra the Associate Regional Dire« tor lor the Stall* of Oklahoma turn of justice. The Portland Chapter C<e anil Director of the Tulsa office for five years. Her Chairmen are William W . career with the Conference Cook. Vice President, C.S. National Bank of Oregon, began in Little Rock. Arkan P r o t e s t a n t Co C hairm an. sas as Administrative Assis tant to the Arkansas Re Nathan Berkham. Washing gional Director when that ton High School, Jewish ( o- Chairman; Rober W Me office opened in 1965. Born in Vladistock, Russia M enam in of M M enam in, of Greek parents, her family Jones. Joseph anil Iaing. fled to China during the Catholic Co-Chairman. The National Co-Chairmen Bolshevik revolution. Reared in Shanghai. China, where are William F. May. Chair she received her education. man of the Board. American Mrs. Edwards worked for Can Company; Robert D. the U.S. Department of Com Murphy. Chairman of the m erit1 prior to her departure Board, Corning Glass Inter for the Philippines to join national; Oscar S. Strauss II. her U.S. Marine officer hus President. Straus Explora band, the late J.F. Edwards. tion. Inc. Dr. David Hyatt is the They were in Manila when Pearl Harbor was bombed. National President. 5 *2 1 N.E. Mh A. Lee Hendenen, MM»«ter Church School 2 8 *-5 4 2 9 .......................................-............... 9:45 am ...................................................... 118» M l ine Hour of Power 128» noon Clots Meehng ..................... , 7:30 pm Nursery Core Provided AAommg W orihap Wed Noon - Wed Proyer A "W » are moArng osar Neighborhood A Brothorhood" .t-- 3- - « “í í a í - vs ».<, A BAZAAA ¿ &CAÄCE S*.’ BA-ZW MARCH O r DIMES volunteer Beth Bryan a member ot the Teen Ac tion Program (TAP) gives a lilt to Tyrone Bristol at the North Caro lina Orthopedic Hospital in Gas tonia Tyrone had iust had correc tive surgery for club feet TAPs assist the hospital staff in the fight against birth defects Thursday. January 24, 1971 » «otiBB *. ScJ. Church sad School lor Community ST. ANDREW S CATHOLIC CHURCH Reverend Bertram Griffin 806 N.E. Alberta Portland. Oregon 97211 »1-4429 Masses: 9:00 a-m. Hymns 10:30 a m Choir 12:00 p m fo lk Maas ---------------------------- 1 l‘9E NoTiCEPlMAT I ____________ y ClASS/flflHDSi gëîatîh F STORES C LERK SPECIAL! Bachelors Laundry One Day Service SAVE YOUR CLAIM TICKETS! Ill cleaning and pressing claim tickets good lor I * lb load ol cleaning and pressing. BUDGET DRY CLEANERS 7220 N. Fessenden \ 286-2296 PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS NORTH & N.E. PORTLAND ONE DAY SERVICE KNIT BLOCKING OUR SPECIALTY iwiNoa atFAias - no cmamm not uf a otuvtrr 282-8361 $667 752. Receives, stores Pleasant, bright person to and distributes goods and work 2 3 days |>er week in personnel office. Poised and supplies; m aintains inven lories and related records. understanding, to deal with Clear, pleasant M IN Q U A L: 1 yr. exper. in the public. storekeeping and inventory speech for very busy phone. control DR 1 yr. clerical Good grammar, type 50, ac work; possess valid drivers curate with names and num license at time of appl.; must her». Skills will be tested. have stamina and physical Apply between 8 10 am ability to handle heavy boxes Personnel Office up to til) lbs. E X A M : Feb. Kaiser Permanente 7. 1:30 pm. APPLY: Before 10th floor Crown Plaza 4:30 pm. Feb. 1, 1974. Mult 1500 S.W. 1st Avenue nomah County Civil Service Comm.. 510 SW Montgomery, Equal Opportunity Employer Portland, Ore. 97201. JA N IT O R 1 W ANTED $607 684. Performs a variety of janitorial tasks and makes minor repairs in County buildings. M IN Q UAL: I yr. paid exper. in janitorial work. E X A M : Feb. 8. 1974. APPLY: Before 4:30 pm. Feb. I , 1974. Multnomah County Civil Service Comm., 510 SW Montgomery. Port land, Ore. 97201. URBAN P L A N N E R I >954 N . W illiam» A W . ‘You've Triod The Rost, N ow Try The Be»»” N. Alexander, Proprietor $928 1078. Compiles and analyzes data and prepares graphic material for use in planning. M IN Q l'A L : High school grad or G ED and either 3 yrs. exper. as a draftsman or planner in p ri vate planning firm OR 3 yrs. exper. as a planning aide in a planning dept. of a public agency OR college grad with major in any field plus 2 yrs. w ork exp er. or college courses emphasizing land use planning OR college grad with major in planning, archi lecture, political science, geo graphy, urban studies, or a major directly related to the planning field. E X A M : Feb. 13. 1:30 pm. A PPLY Be fore 4:30 pm. Feb. 7, 1974. Multnomah County Civil Ser vice Comm., 510 SW Mont gomery, Portland. Ore. 97201. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■« ■ D IA L -A -J O B Modal Citi«» 4-C Model Cities Child Care Centers are accepting applications for enrollment. Call 288 8861. 288-8861 C LE R K R E C E P T IO N IS T 227-5828 K A ISER PERM A NENTE. Phonograph records, old & new. any kind. 281 5739. eves. & weekends. MR. G A SONS Hauling, cleanup houses, hasements and garages. If you want the best, call: 285-6822. 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That’s because it's news reported and edited by Black people. Listen to the good news. Black news on the National Black Network. © The National Black Network Division ot Unity Broadcasting Network. Inc 1350 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 "Black people have a definite stake in the March ol Dimes says California high school principal Alex Angel. * We can I talk about Black Survival without beginning at the very beginning— with the prevention ot birth detects and the reduction ot infant mortality. And that's what the March ol Dimes is all about." Children w ith birth defects now have a guardian angel. He is Alex Angel, principal of the John Morse Elem entary School in Sacramento, Calif, and president of the newly formed Volunteer Advisory Com m ittee of the Sacramento- M other Lode March of Dimes Chapter. None of his own five chil dren has a birth defect, but that doesn't stop him from sympathizing with some 250,- 000 Am erican infants each year who are stricken w ith a physi cal or mental handicap M r Angel first became ac tively involved in the March of Dimes when he was vice principal of the Upton Junior High School in San Bernardino County in Southern California " It was the students who got me interested." he confesses "They had a ‘M O D Squad' at school, and were extremely concerned about human ecol ogy. and the quality of life. I had to get involved to keep up w ith them " Before long, he was a mem ber of the Executive Committee of the San Bernardino Chapter When his fam ily moved to Northern California, this dedi cated volunteer contacted the Sacramento Chapter to offer his help It wasn t long before he was elected vice chairman A of the eight-county chapter. In his first year in that post. Mr. Angel has attended school board meetings to discuss dis tribution of March of Dimes in formation to students. He also has enlisted the cooperation of the P T A in sponsoring a se ries of "Be-Ins"— where young sters and their parents view and discuss films about major causes of birth defects, such as drugs and venereal disease He also has taken charge of a suc cessful telethon to raise money for March of Dimes research and medical service programs. “Super-cooperative, sincere, aggressive, creative, dynamic, the detail guy you can depend on," are the ways his co-work ers describe M r. Angel Building Black Involvement W hy does a busy educator like Alex Angel spend almost all of F.is free time on March of Dimes projects? “I know the need," he says. “I regard this volunteer work as an expansion of my work in the schools— an attempt to help all children develop into pro ductive and healthy human beings.” At times the volunteer work and the regular job overlap "Recently," Mr. Angel re calls. " I was able to get psy chological help for a trainable mentally retarded child who ijust entered our school."